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INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................................................. 2 EDIBLEMUSHROOMS.................................................................................................................................................... 2 MILKYMUSHROOMS(CALOCYBE INDICA)................................................................................................................ 3 PADDYSTRAWMUSHROOMS(VOLVARIELLA VOLVACEA) .................................................................................... 4 WHITEBUTTONMUSHROOMS(AGARICUS BISPORUS) ........................................................................................... 4 THEBROWNMUSHROOMS(AGARICUS BISPOROUSBROWN STRAIN).................................................................. 6 SHIITAKEMUSHROOMS(LENTINULA EDODES)....................................................................................................... 8 OYSTER MUSHROOMS(PLEUROTUS SPP) ................................................................................................................. 10 ENOKIMUSHROOMS(FLAMMULINA VELUTIPES).................................................................................................. 11 MAITAKEMUSHROOMS(GRIFOLA FRONDOSA) ....................................................................................................13 MORELMUSHROOMS(MORCHELLA ESCULENTA)................................................................................................. 14 CHANTERELLEMUSHROOMS(CANTHARELLUS CIBARIUS).................................................................................. 16 HEALTHBENEFITS OFMUSHROOMS....................................................................................................................... 17 MUSHROOMGROWINGREQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................ 18 FACILITIESREQUIRED FORMUSHROOMPRODUCTION...................................................................................... 19 STEPSINVOLVED INMUSHROOMGROWING......................................................................................................... 20 STEP1: COMPOSTPREPARATION.............................................................................................................................. 21 STEP2: PASTEURIZATIONPROCESS.......................................................................................................................... 23 STEP3: SPAWNING.......................................................................................................................................................25 STEP4: CASING............................................................................................................................................................. 26 STEP5: PINNING ORFRUITINGPROCESS................................................................................................................ 27 STEP6: HARVESTINGPROCESS................................................................................................................................. 28 PREPARATION FOR THENEXTCROP....................................................................................................................... 29 PESTS ANDDISEASES INMUSHROOMCULTIVATION........................................................................................... 29 YIELD.............................................................................................................................................................................. 29 MATURITYINDICES..................................................................................................................................................... 29 QUALITYINDICES........................................................................................................................................................30 PHYSIOLOGICAL& PHYSICALDISORDERS............................................................................................................. 30 STORAGE OFMUSHROOMS......................................................................................................................................... 30 PACKAGING................................................................................................................................................................... 31 MARKETING OFMUSHROOMS................................................................................................................................... 31